Texas & Pacific Railway

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:T&P
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs T&P Railway
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1976
gptkbp:charteredBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:charterPurpose to build a southern transcontinental railroad
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1976
gptkbp:founded 1871
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Marshall,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Texas & Pacific Railway
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:T&P_Station_(Fort_Worth)
T&P Depot (Marshall)
Texas and Pacific Station (Dallas)
gptkbp:notableEvent received land grants
involved in legal disputes over land grants
operated passenger and freight services
part of the Gould system
played a role in the development of Dallas and Fort Worth
involved in railroad expansion in the American Southwest
connected with Southern Pacific Railroad at Sierra Blanca, Texas
helped establish Marshall, Texas as a railroad center
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Jay_Gould
gptkb:Thomas_A._Scott
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:route New Orleans to El Paso
Dallas to Fort Worth
Marshall to Texarkana
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Dallas
gptkb:El_Paso
gptkb:Fort_Worth
gptkb:Marshall
gptkb:Texarkana
gptkb:Shreveport
gptkbp:servesState gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:California
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Longview_Amtrak_Station
gptkb:Roundhouse_at_Colorado_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8